In the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, students build lasting relationships with accomplished faculty while working on world-class research with local, national and global impact. Our research spans many traditional and emerging disciplines of chemistry and biochemistry, with noteworthy focuses on chemical biology and biophysics, catalysis, natural products, metabolomics, computational chemistry, and biochemical structure and mechanism. From climate change to human health, watershed, wildlife and ecosystem habitats to the creation of new substances, our researchers are committed to improving the world through science.
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For Dr. John Janmaat, the Leading Edge Endowment Fund (LEEF) BC Regional Innovation Chair in Water Resources and Ecosystem Sustainability, as well as an associate professor of economics at the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences at UBC Okanagan, dealing with climate change requires collaboration, many points of view and starting local.
Research is a fundamental activity of tier-one, research-focused universities like UBC, and graduate students are essential contributors to this enterprise. Supporting the UBC Okanagan Graduate Scholarship helps us to improve our world by assisting us in recruiting the finest graduate students, our future leaders of scholarship, industry, and society.
UBC Okanagan students become tomorrow’s leaders and professionals: scientists and athletes, artists and executives, teachers and engineers. Student awards help them to realize their dreams, contribute to society, and go out into the world equipped to make a difference.
